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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

LINCOLN, Neb., July 30.-Ye sterday was
the hottest day in twelve years, the mer-
curry registering no degrees in the shade.
No sunstrokes reported.
special to the Times-Jour7,a1 SAYS:
ssA tornado at David City at @ p. m. from
west to east passed through the center Of
the town. More than half of the buildings
were damaged, and one man was killed
and quite a number injured. The
Paddock brick block, the Union Pacific.
and Burlington & Missouri depots, a large
brick school-house, the Methodist and Com
gregational churches, Reinhardt's and
Churchill's stores, with many dwellings,.
barns, ETC., are in ruins. Damage not less
than $500, 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04
Trouble Anticipated.

NELsoNvILLE, o., July 26.-The opera
tors of the Hooking Valley mines have
posted a notice that after August /, they
would pay monthly instead of semi
monthly. This has caused. great dissatis-
faction among the miners, and general
strike is threatened. John Mcbride adj
dressed a large miners meeting here last
night. He denounced the monthly pay
system, and urged the miners to stand by
the terms of the Columbus board of arbi-
tration. Mr.. Mcbride reprimanded the
Hooking Valley miners, and characterized
them as the most troublesome in the State
Great uneasiness is felt in this section oves
the situation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Torty-second Annual Apportionment Of
state School Moneys.
State Superintendent of Schools Coleman
has made the forty-second annual appor
tionment of public school moneys for 1888
as shown in the following table:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04
A SPEClM EN-.

Excerpt From the Testimony i'm the Chiea-
go RoodIcr Trial, Showing How the cold
Thing Worked in the Interest of the
Gang-Eandy Pockets Always Within
Reach.
CHICAGO, July 26.-The usual crowd was
present in Judge Jamieson's court this
morning when the proceedings in the
tboodler" case were resumed. One of the
witnesses to-day was F.. w. Bipper,
the meat contractor, who is gen
orally supposed to have very sensa-
tional testimony to disclose. Bipper ties tt
fed that he had been supplying the Cook
County institutions with meat since 1880.
The second year he was obliged to pay the
commissioners $4,000 for the contract. TIL
next year he paid the chairman of the
board $500 for voting for his contract.
''Now, for the year 1883, what did it cost
you:" asked General Stiles.
"Six thousand dollars"
"Did you pay Wasserman any of it?"
81 did"
"Did you pay P. Mccarthy"
ct did"
"How much"
zone thousand dollars.o
"Why was that:"
'sWell, paid him nothing the year be.
fore, and he said he would not vote for me
L
evan Pelt get any,"
IA little something."
"How much:"
''Thirteen hundred dollars"
''How did you come to pay him more
than the others:"
"He said he was working harder for me.
He was champion. He said he was Of
fered s., 900 from another man."
''How about Lynn"
"I paid him about $780,"
"How did you pay this money!"
s'Oh, slipped it into their pockets some
times"
''They used to wear sack coats, didn't
they:"
81 don't know about that; always found
the pocket" [Laughter]
In 1ss4-s5 the contract cost Bipper $4,000.
Bipper further testified that during 1886
he acted as the agent for the commission
ers to collect the assessments from the sub
contractors, who supplied milk and bread.
The money obtained from this source was
disbursed as follows: To Niessen, $500;
Mcdonald, $435; Leyden, for the "boys,"
S11 200; Klehm, $500; to McClaughery,
$500. Bipper said a grocery firm for whom
he secured contract paid him ten per
cent. of all the sales to the county.
In the afternoon Commissioner Finley A.
Macdonald went on the witness stand and
testified against his corrupt colleagues.
He related the particulars of what is known
as the county court house paint deal, and
had something to say about Bipper's meat
contracts. He had received various sums
for voting for certain contracts, and knew
that other commissioners had taken money
for their votes.
Elisha A. Robinson, q wholesale grocer,
testified that he had furnished goods to the
county since 1883. He had paid a commits
sion of ten per cent. for the privilege to the
commissioners whom he named. When
asked how he could afford to pay the COM
mission, Mr.. Robinson said: 81 made up
the difference, sometimes in price and
sometimes in quantity"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04
The Alaskan Boundary.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 27.-Prof. Dawson,
who was recently sent out to the Yucan
Territory, British Columbia, in the vicin-
ity of the Alaska boundary to make an ex-
ploring survey, advises that customs off,
GERS should be stationed along the line to
prevent smuggling that is now being car
ried on.
1t will be the duty of the party under
Prof. Dawson to define as near as possible
the disputed boundary. He draws atten-
ton to the possibility of trouble, the dis
covery of large fields of gold having given
to the country many immigrants who rec
ognize the uncertainty of their claims as
to whether they are in the United States
or Canada.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE Comptroller of the Currency on the
26th authorized the following named
banks to begin business: The National
Bank of Commerce of Kansas City, No.;
capital, $2,000,0O0 The First National
Bank of Kinsley, Kas.; capital, $100, 900.
The First National Bank of Milbrook, Kas.;
capital. SO. 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

A DELEGATION from Lynchburg, Va,
headed by Senator Daniel, called on the
President on the 9th and invited him to
attend the State fair to be held at Lynch
burg in October next. The President
promised to consider the invitation, and
said he would give them a decided answer
at n later day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

JUDGE DENIS QUINN, Of the Supreme
Court of New York City, died at Saratoga
on the 18th, aged fifty-seven years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

ENGLISH sportsmen who put up money
on the Thistle are reported to be in the
dumps on account of performances Of the
Volunteer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE surplus in the Treasury of the United
States increased during the month of July
about S6.OOO.OOO,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

A RUSSIAN commission has been APP
pointed to investigate with a view to ex-
tinguishing alien property holding rights.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

AT fire in Minneapolis on the 18th sew
eral firemen Were injured, one fatally.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE imports of dry goods at the ports of
New York for the week ended July %
amounted to $3,070,0 of which 1884 ,705
were entered for consumption, and $685., 1863
We're warehoused. Withdrawals from
warehouse for the week were 1851 1928, max
ing total amount marketed $2,946,O33.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

GOVERNOR KNOTT of Kentucky issued
an order to the Adjutant-General of the
State on the 18th, directing him to send
two companies of State Guards and gat-
ling gun to Morehead, Rowan County, to
protect the Circuit Court against the Toll
liyerites
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE schooner Matthew Murray returned
to Gloucester, Mass, on the 9th. from the
bay fishing grounds without having been
able to catch a fare of mackerel. She tore
her seine and put into Malpeque to repair it,
but was told by the collector, that to repair
the seine on shore would be preparing to
fish," and therefore unlawful. He could
not repair it on board, so he had to come
home
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE whereabouts of aBoodler" McGar-
lyle is still unknown to the Chicago Of
ficers, although he is said to have arrived
in Canada.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

One-fourth of $50. 196 40, revenue from
July 1885. to December !, 1886. s142, 500 IL
One-third of s.. 297, o. revenue from
January /, 1887 to June 30, 1887. 49,, $50 6S
Amount received from revenue. S575, 219 so
Interest on State school fund ..... 1S0,314 81
Amount apportioned ST755. 534 r.
Rate per child enumerated .. SO9J0363
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE chief of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry has just made a preliminary report
TO the Commissioner of Agriculture in re-
ference to the progress of the work for the
suppression of pleuro-pneumonla Tor the
six months ending June %, 1881. Inc
total number of herds inspected during
the six months is 5,3o1, containing ao,o,4
animals; 29S herds and 11,62o animals
have been placed in quarantine, among
which were found 904 diseased animals.
Post-mortem examinations We're made on
fine carcasses of 1851 animals and showed
that 1,o44 of these have been affected with
plew o-pneumonia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

GENERAL ]. NJ. CoMELY, editor and pro-
prietor of the Toledo CO., Commercial, died
on the 26th of heart and lung trouble. He
was a native of Perry County, o. He was
bred a practical printer and afterward
adopted the law; entered the army in
Rutherford B. Hayes regiment, the
Twenty third Ohio, rose to be Colonel, and
was brevetted Brigadier-General for gall
liant services on the field.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE Secretary of State has received a
dispatch from Consul-General Phelan at
Halifax, n. s., saying that he is investi-
eating the recent seizures of American
vessels in Canadian waters, and that he
has instructed the Consul at Charlotte
town, Prince Edwards Island, to take
measurement of the sea at that point,
where the seizures were made, to establish
the exact distance from shore.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04
NEWS AND NOTES.

4 Summary Of Important Events.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

GEORGE GRANT, a fisherman at Gabrious,
Cape Breton, hook Goldfish weighing
thirty pounds on the 2Sth. When hauling
the fish into the boat, Grant was Mortified
to find in the fish's mouth the side of a
mans face, from the forehead to the chin,
covered with brown whiskers, tinged with
gray.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

NINETY-FoUR members of the Paris police
force handed to their superior officers on
the 9th silver watches bearing the en-
graved inscription, "Souvenir Boulanger,
July 7th," which had been delivered at
their homes by unknown persons. The po-
lice department has ordered an inquiry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

#No report received this year to date.
The apportionment in the various counties
should he made in August, 1887, upon the
enumeration returns made in June, 1887, and
al new districts included.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

CHARLES EVANS, a colored man, was
charged in the police court at Washington,
on the 2Sth, with grave-robbing, and was
sent to the workhouse to allow the officers
an opportunity to investigate the matter
further. He opened the grave of his dead
sweetheart and cut off one of her hands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE board appointed by the Secretary of
War, consisting of Inspector General
Farnsworth, Captain d. NJ. Taylor of the
Ordnance Department, and Mr.. Tolman,
chief of the division of acquisitions and ac-
counts, War Department, has completed
thorough examination of the books and ac-
counts of disbursing Officer Yeatman of
the War Department. The report of the
board shows everything to be absolutely
correct.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE American Paper Makers Associa-
tion held its annual session ct Saratoga, N.
Y, on the 9th. Hon. Byron Weston, of
Dalton, called the meeting to order, and
made an address of welcome. United
States Senator Dawes made an address on
"Paper and the Tariff
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

SECRETARY WHITNEY announces that
contract has been entered into with the
Hotchkiss Ordnance Company which in
sures the establishment of a branch of that
concern in this country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce,
on the 9th, appointed a committee to in
vite President Cleveland to visit Cincin-
natl during his Western tour this fall.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

MORE than 100 members of the British
Parliament, including eight ministers,
have signed a memorial addressed to Presi-
dent Cleveland and the United States Con-
gress in favor of the settlement of interna-
tional disputes by arbitration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

AT the Toledo convention on the 9th
resolution was presented indorsing Sher-
man for the presidency, but the Blaine
men succeeded in having it referred to the
committee ON resolutions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-04

THE report of the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue, just submitted, shows the
collections for the fiscal year ending June
collect it 81 OF, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-08
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC.

Garrison will ride his own horses next sea-
son and not be in the employ of any stable
Volante has now twice won the Autumnal
handicap at Washington, carrying the top
weight last year well as this.
1t is reported that Miss Annie Oakley, the
female champion rifle shot Of America, has
left the Wild West in England
Jack Fogarty contemplates re-entering
pugilistc life this fall, and is anxious to get
fight with any 100 pound man in the coun-
try.
The largest gymnasium in the world is said
to be that of the Young Mems Christian us
ISOLATION at Liverpool Harvard is said to
have the next largest.
John LAWYER, the champion handball
player of Ireland, has arrived in America
He is to begin series of handball games at
New York, Nov. -, for purse of $1,000
and championship of America.
The principal horse owners of Minneapolis.
Mimi, have organized the "AIinnehaha Driv-
ing Park association The stock is 100
shares at $50 share. H. W Phelps is the
president; ID. NJ. Clough, vice president; G. l..
Langdon second vice president; r. F. Jones,
secretary, and NJ. J. Bafferding, treasurer
The London Sporting Life says: Kilrain is a
picture of confidence and self reliance lie is
fine, manly, outstanding young fellow, with
what appears to be tremendous reach He
is wonderfully well set up about the shout
ders, possesses a very fine shape, and in APP
pearance is the very picture Of robust health
The meeting of The Louisiana Jockey club
begins Nov. II. The club finds that large
number of stables naturally seek New Orleans
as winter quarters, and with proper induce
nents they will start their best. New Orleans
is generally considered the best wint2ring
point in the SOUTH and the number of stables
wintering there this season will be greater
than ever before.
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Il got 10 now. said ragged, dirty
faced street urchin to companion the
other day. The boys were searching the
streets for peach pits. As fast as they
collected them they deposited them in
battered tin cans
"What are you going to do with
them inquired the reporter.
"Oh, say, where wuz you brought up?
Don't Yer know dat dis is der time in the
year when the boys go round after peach
pits? When we get 100. we crack EN-,
take the meat ont, put EN- on string
and sell 'em to a druggist in Pearl street,
who pays us five cents a 100.
How many can you gather in a
day.
If you walk far enough and look
close enough you can get 300" said the
boy.
The reporter left them and went to a
drug store and inquired if the druggist
bought peach pits. He said he didn't
but he knew of parties who did. He
could not tell what use they were put to
and didn't care, but Judging from the
taste of some of the patent cough medi-
cines he wouldn't be surprised if they
were ground up and used in that man.
ner.-New York Evening Sun.
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Railroads l. Steamboats,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
arrangement of Trains IN Effect
oct. "a. 1887.


Until further notice trains leave Augusta as fol.
lows.
GUlNn WEST ola \. VI. for Lewiston, Farm.
lngtol, Rockland, Portland and soSton: $40 A. NJ.
Tor liauuNc and Gardiner. loco 4. VI. for Lewis
ton, Pennington, R0cklaud, Portland and Boston
200 T.. VI. for Hallowell and Gardiner. 3.04 Z. NJ.
for brunswick, Ban, Lewiston, Portland and Bos-
ton: 80 +. VI. for lialloweil and Gardiner lOaJ T.
Boston, and for Bath SATURDAYS cnly.
GOING EAST 2.25 A. NJ. might express for
Skowhegan Dexter, Belfast, Bangor, Bar liarbor.
ST. stephen, 1t. John and Aroostook County; $40
\: NJ for Natenille, Skow hogan, Bangor and Green
vile; $50 i. VI. for Skowhcgan, Belfast, Dexter,
Bangor, Ellsworth, Bar IIarhor ST. stephen, st.
John and Aroosto0k County, and on saturdays 40
Z. NJ for Wateville.
The Night Pullman Trains run each way every
night, Sundays included, but not TO Skowhegan, ON
Monday mornings, OF TO Belfast and Dexter or be
y"nd Bangor ON sunday mornings.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Gardiner for
Augusta NJ rs \. w. LIS and 445 f. NJ. IIallowrll
AT s.02 4. NJ, 100 and 5.0s T.. NJ.
FREIGHT TRAINS for Portland, $40 \. NJ and
l24O l.. NJ: for Natervile and Nanceboro LOO l..
NJ, and TO Z, NJ; due from Boston, l2Is and 4 10
I. VI. due from Nanceboro and Watcryie 80 A
NJ and l230 +. NJ
Through tickets to California and all points south
Augusta, the only office selling via all routes and
checking baggage free of expense.
PAfSON TUCKER, GcnI Manager.
+. T. BoolllBl, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Ag't.
Portland, oct. 20, 1857.
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IndiYidualitY of Razors.

BARRIERS declare that razors are even
more caprcous than tickle woman, and
the gentlemen who shave themselves rec
ognzc the individuality or idosyncrasy of
razors. Some razors need a rest after
using, and no amount of strapping will
make them efficient unless they are hui
mored, while others will be the better for
constant use Some razors will be better
if strapped Immediately after using; others
require the edge to be put on before appli-
cation. Many gentlemen who shave them
selves have set of razors-one for each
day in the week. The more expensive the
razor the more capricious is the finer tenn
pered steel blade As rule "A new razor is
not as profitable as a well tempered old one,
and BARRIERS declare that the breaking in
of a razor is matter of skill as important
as the training of n colt. Once ascertained
the temper of razor can always be relied
on.-New York Times.
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from ~ hftie stateroom on the right
Rosey's own bower.
''Nnthiug." said Mr.. Nott. with an af-
fectation OF languid calmness; Il only
wanted TO know II yon was comfortable
Its an awful busy night in town.
'Yes, father"
II reckon thar's tons o. gold goin' TO the
states tomorrow.
Eyes. father
''Pretty comfortable, ehr'
''Yes, father"
"Well, I'll browse round a spell, and
turn in myself soon
YES, father
NJ. Mott took down hanging lantern,
Lit it, and passed out into the gsngway.
Another lamp hung from the companion
hs.' h to light the tenants TO the lower
deck, whence be descended. This deck
was divided fore and aft by a partifioned
passage-ihe lofts or apartments being
lighted from the ports. and one or two by
q door cut through the ships side com
municating with an alley on either side,
This was the case with the loft o' u?iesi
by Mr. Notts strange lodger, which, be-
sides door IN the passage, had this indie
pendent communication with the alley.
Mott had never known him to make use
Of the Latter door; on the contrary, it was
his regular hauit To issue from his apart
ment at 3 o clsck every afternoon, dressed
as he has been described stride deliberately
Through the passage to the upper deck and
thence into the street, where his strange
figure was d feature OF the principal
promenade for two or three hours, re-
turning as regularly at s O'Clock to the
ship and the seclusion Of his loft. Mr..
Mott paused before the door, under the
pretense Of throwing the light before him
into the shadows OF the forecastle; all was
silent within He was turning back when
he was impressed by the regular revur-
renee of a peculiar rustling sound which
he had ut first referred TO the rubbing Of
the wires of the swinging lantern against
his clothing He set down the light and
listened; the sound was evidently on the
other side of the partition; the sound Of
some prolonged rustling, scraping move
ment, with regular intervals. Was it
due to another ii Mr.. Motifs Improbable
tenauts-the ratsY No. A bright idea
flashed upon Ar. Motifs troubled mind
1t was dc Fer eres snoring! lie smiled
grmly "Wouder if Isosey ii call him a
gentleman if Size heard that, - he ehuckled
TO himself as he slowly made his way
back to the cabin and the small state
room opposite to his daughters, During
the rest Of the night he dreamed Of being
compelled 10 give Rosey in marriage to
his strange lodger who added insult to
the outrage by snoring audibly through
the marriage service.
Meantime. in her cradle like nest in her
nautical bower, Miss Rosey slumbered as
lightly Waking from vivid dream of
Venicc--a child's Venice-seen from the
swelling deck Of the proudly riding Pom
tiac, she was 50 impressed as TO rise and
cross on tiptoe to the little slanting port
hole Morning was already dawnins over
the fiat, struggling city, but from every
counting house and magazine the votive
tapers Of the feverish worshipers of trade
and mammon were still fiaring tiercely.
Continued Tomorrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-08

DIR. TANNERS, in memoir sent to the
Academic DIES Sciences, states that mon
KEYS, unlike other animals, unless it Is
the human animal, readily acquire the
habit of taking morphia. When mon
keys live with opium smokers, as they do
in eastern countries, where the habit is
more prevalent than elsewhere, and be-
come accustomed to the moderated atmos-
phere, they acquire taste for the pipe.
One particular monkey, it is said, would
wait for his master to lay down his pipe
and would then take it up and smoke
what remained. If not allowed to do so
for several days it would fall into a state
of depression and inactivity which would
disappear as soon as it was allowed to
chit the pipe Pail Mall Gazette
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-08

Quite number of factories in Phila-
delphia are discarding the use of belts to
convey power from one floor to another.
In place they run vertical shaft from the
top to bottom of the building, connecting
each floor by bevel gears on quarter twist
belts This is done to prevent accidents
from clothing catching in belts. also To
prevent it forming drauglt for fire.
Inc shaft can of course be fitted in a box
IN the floor, with no place to catch skirts
or aprons. and no air passage for draugbt.
1t shows good spirit on the part of the
firms employing these methods. as the
safety OF their employees increases their
respect for the men they work for.-Bs.
ton Budget.